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- [cheynj-ling]
- /ˈtʃeɪndʒ lɪŋ/
- /ˈtʃeɪndʒ.lɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [cheynj-ling]
- /ˈtʃeɪndʒ lɪŋ/
Definitions of changeling word
- countable noun changeling A changeling is a child who was put in the place of another child when they were both babies. In stories changelings were often taken or left by fairies. 3
- noun changeling a child believed to have been exchanged by fairies for the parents' true child 3
- noun changeling an idiot 3
- noun changeling a fickle or changeable person 3
- noun changeling a child secretly put in the place of another; esp., in folk tales, one exchanged in this way by fairies 3
- noun changeling a changeable person; turncoat 3
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Origin of changeling
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; change + -ling1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Changeling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
changeling popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
changeling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for changeling
noun changeling
- surrogate — a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
- backup — Backup consists of extra equipment, resources, or people that you can get help or support from if necessary.
- replacement — the act of replacing.
- vicar — Church of England. a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong. the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
Antonyms for changeling
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